Question

What is your impression of the narrator, Ponyboy? Give evidence from the story to back up what you think of him. Is he a good person? A good Greaser? Would you want to be friends with him? Etc. Try to come up with at least three unique things to say about him.

Answer 1

Ponyboy seems to be an outsider. He says that he is a Greaser, but then he also says that he "loned it" (3). Even though he feels as though he belongs to the Greasers, he shows that he is not like other Greasers. He says that he "digs movies and books" (3). Ponyboy likes them because he puts himself into the story with the characters to experience it, not just as mind-numbing entertainment. Ponyboy seems to be a good person. He has a big heart and seems to care for others. He doesn't look at a person and label them in the story. Throughout he begins to notice that people are more than just a Soc or just a Greaser. It begins when he meets Cherry and Marcia at the movies. After Bob's death, Ponyboy starts to see Randy as more than just a Soc as well. I think I would want to be friends with Ponyboy since he offers a different perspective of things, and I know that he would be loyal and have my back.